Staff Details

Biography

• Teaching Experience (July 1999 to March 2007& December 2011 – Till date)
• Lecturer in Microbiology in Government College for Women, Guntur
• December 2011 – Till date
• Lecturer in Microbiology in MNR Post graduate college, Kukatpally, Hyderabad December 2004 to March 2007
• Lecturer in Microbiology in TJPS College, PG college, Guntur, AP July 1999 to April 2004
• PhD (Thesis in Biotechnology- 2014)       
• Thesis title “Cultured diversity of green and purple anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria of Chilika Lagoon, India” supervised by Prof. Ch.Sasikala, Centre for Environment, JNTU, Hyderabad-85

Educational Credentials

• Sc. Microbiology (1995) - Osmania University Campus
• Sc. (Botany-Zoology-Chemistry) (1993) - SRR & CVR Govt. Degree College,
• Vijayawada
• Intermediate (BiPC) (1990)- Intermediate Board
• SSC (1988) - SSC Board
• Research Experience – 8 years (May 2007- December 2011)
• MoES-SRF: May 2009 – April 2010.
• MoES -JRF: May 2007 – April 2009.

Laboratory Expertise     

• Microbiology Skills:
• General microbiology techniques
• Culturing of aerobic/anaerobic bacteria.
• Cryopreservation of bacterial cultures
• Analysis of quality of drinking water by membrane filtration/MPN etc.
• Characterization of bacteria following polyphasic taxonomic approach.
• Methods for construction of phylogenetic trees

Molecular Biology skills:

• DNA extraction, plasmid DNA preparation, PCR (general/ real time analysis) amplification of 16S rRNA genes, puf and other gene sequences, agarose gel electrophoresis
• Cloning and sequencing of 16S rRNA gene sequences obtained from environmental samples.
• G+C analysis of genomic DNA using HPLC.
• Separation of proteins by Native and SDS-PAGE

Publications in International Journals and others

• Sucharita, K., Sasikala, Ch., Seong Chan Park, Keun Sik Baik, Chi Nam Seong and Ramana Ch. V. Shewanella Chilikensis Sp. Nov., A Moderately Alkaliphilic Gammaproteobacterium Isolated From Chilika Lagoon International Journal Of Systematic And Evolutionery Microbiology 59: (2009) 3111-3115.
• Srinivas, T. N. R., Anil Kumar, P., Sucharita, K., Sasikala, Ch. & Ramana, Ch. V. Allochromatium Phaeobacterium Sp. Nov International Journal Of Systematic And Evolutionery Microbiology 2009 59: 750-753.
• Kalyan Chakravarthy S., Sucharita, K., Sasikala, Ch. & Ramana, Ch. V. 2009; Rhodovulum Lacipunicei Sp. Nov International Journal Of Systematic And Evolutionery Microbiology 59: (2009) 1615-1619.
• Sucharita, K., Shiva Kumar E., Sasikala, Ch. Panda, BB., Takaichi, S & Ramana, Ch. V. Marichromatium Fluminis Sp. Nov., A Slightly Alkaliphilic, Phototrophic Gammaproteobacterium International Journal Of Systematic And Evolutionery60: 1103 – 1107; 2010
• Sucharita, K., Sasikala, Ch. & Ramana, Ch. V. Thiorhodococcus Modestalkaliphilus Sp. Nov. Journal of General and Applied Microbiology 2010; 56, 93-99
• Sucharita; Review on Biopesticides: An environmental friendly approach Journal of chemical and pharmaceutical sciences 2014 ISSN 0974-2115
• Madhavi, K. Sucharita; Enumeration Of Escherichia Coli In Selected Rural Ground Water Supplies In Andhra Pradesh TRENDS IN BIOSCIENCES; 8(10):, 2625-2630; UGC List no 35051
• V. N. S. Lakshmi, B. Divyasree, K. Sucharita, Ch. Sasikala and Ch. V. Ramana;
• Thiorhodococcus Fuscus Sp. Nov., Isolated From A Lagoon; 2015; International Journal Of
• Systematic And Evolutionery Microbiology 65(11):3938-3943; ISSN No.14665026
• Madhavi1, K.Sucharita; 2015 Biological degradation of plastics Journal of Adv.Studies in Agricultural, Biological and Env. Sciences (JABE) ISSN: 2455-0221
• Usha Rani, A. Srinivasa Rao, K. Sucharita, Vijaya Bhargavi, Harsha Vardhini ; 2017 A comparative study on effect of bioinoculants, biofertilizers and chemical fertilizers on growth of paddy and their abilities to suppress phytopathogens Journal of Adv. Studies in Agricultural, Biological and Env. Sciences (JABE) ISSN: 2455-0221
• Vijaya Sree, K. Sucharita; 2017 Antibacterial activity of Moringa and carica leaves; Journal of Adv.Studies in Agricultural, Biological and Env. Sciences (JABE) Pg. No.88-90
• Madhavi1, K.Sucharita; 2017 Microbial fuel cells for sustainable water resources management Journal of Adv.Studies in Agricultural, Biological and Env. Sciences (JABE) ISSN: 2455-0221
• Sucharita, D. Vijaya sree; 2017 The use of Probiotic bacteria to treat Calcium Oxalate kidney stone disease ; Proceedings of National Seminar on Technological Challenges for Future Probiotic foods ISBN No. 978-93-85-132-21-6
• Sucharita Microbial quality of fruit juices sold in Guntur; 2019 Proceedings National Seminar on Food safety, quality and policy, Vaagdevi Publications, Hyderabad ISBN number 978-93- 85132-86-5
• Chand Pasha, Vimala Rodhe, K. Sucharita Introduction to Applied biology, Professional book publishers, AUGUST-2023

Academic Achievements

• Qualified CSIR-JRF 1996
• Qualified APSET 1995
• Qualified GATE-1995 with a percentile score of 94.99 Percentile

Workshops/Conferences/Training Programs Attended

• 6 Day ToT on English medium instruction medium, proficiency in english medium 19- 06-2023to 24-06-2023
• Biomanufacturi ng of fermented milks: a step towards health status and social wellbeing, SMC College of Dairy Science, Kamdhenu University, Anand (Gujarat) in association with Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), DBT
• Three days FDP on podcast by APCCE from 12th to 14 August 2021.
• Online FDP on Bioconversion technologies and start-up opportunities in production of biofuels by AICTE ATAL Academy from14-06-21 to 18-06-21
• Refresher course in Life Sciences by University of Hyderabad from 16-11-2020 to 28-11-2020
• Soft Computing Techniques for Emerging applications (SCTEA)
• Organized by Dept Of Computer Science, NIT, Warangal 05-10-2020 – 09-10-2020
• FDP on Biosciences by CCE AP from 7th to11th September 2020.
• FDP on Development of high quality E-content video by APCCE from 03-08-20 to 08-08-20.
• Fundamental Tools and Techniques of Bioinformatics organized by the biological forum, DKD College, Assam, India 19th July 2020
• One-week online short term course on challenges in discovery of antiviral agents and vaccines (08th – 13th june, 2020) organized by UGC – HRD centre Jawaharlal Nehru technological university Hyderabad, kukatpally, Hyderabad, Telangana.
• Recent advances on Microbial bioinoculants for improvement of Agricultural sustainability Webinar SAGE School of Agriculture, SAGE Univerity, Bhopal; 26-05-2020 to 01-06-2020
• Refresher course in Nanobiochemistry and Bioinformatics by UGC-HRDC, Osmania University from 11-10-2022 to 25-10-2022.
• Online FDP on Bioconversion technologies and start-up opportunities in production of biofuels by AICTE ATAL Academy from14-06-21 to 18-06-21.
• Refresher course in Life Sciences by University of Hyderabad from 16-11-2020 to 28- 11-2020
• FDP on Biosciences by CCE AP from 7th to11th September 2020.
• FDP on Development of high quality E-content video by APCCE from 03-08-20 to 08- 08-20.
• One-week online short term course on challenges in discovery of antiviral agents and vaccines (08th – 13th June, 2020) organized by UGC – HRD Centre Jawaharlal Nehru technological university Hyderabad, Kukatpally, Hyderabad, Telangana.
• Recent advances on Microbial bioinoculants for improvement of Agricultural sustainability Webinar SAGE School of Agriculture, SAGE University, Bhopal; 26-05- 2020 to 01-06-2020
• “International conference on environmental management (ICEM)” held on 17-19 October, 2009 at Hyderabad.

Computer Skills

• Windows operating systems, word, excel, powerpoint
• Softwares for phylogenetic analysis using 16S rRNA gene sequences (SeqMan, Clustal- X, PHYML, PHYLIP, NJPLOT, BIOEDIT, MEGA4/5/6)